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Written question asked by Frank Dobson (Labour) on Monday, 23 March 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 26 March 2015 (named day). It was answered by Jane Ellison (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 March 2015 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Meningitis

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children died of meningitis B in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

Answer

The table below shows the confirmed number of deaths from meningitis and septicaemia caused by meningococcal B in children aged up to and including 14 years of age in England and Wales for the last five years for which figures are available (2009 to 2013) sourced from enhanced surveillance conducted by Public Health England.

Age

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Total

31

26

26

14

10


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
228718
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Children Death Meningitis
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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